- Date
- July 29, 1976
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N158Sportster HA-2M
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760729023669A
- Case key
- 155760
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2973 76/7/29 ROCKFORD,IL SPORTSTER HA-2M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N158 PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION AGE 53, 5060 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT RPTD RPM LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N158
- Reported as
- Sportster HA-2M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
N158Registration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Hollmann HA-2M SPORTSTERAirframe modelHollmann HA-2M SPORTSTEREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.